Fish Finder Transducer replacing Ultrasonic Sensor

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Hello,

I have been working on a robot for a water chemistry project and have run into an issue. I was giving a Venterior Portable Fish Finder (Model VT-FF001) and was told to have it run via an Arduino Uno board. I have a large amount of supplies (tools, wires, breadboards, etc.) but I can not figure out how to finish this sensor. I would like the transducer to read the depths and report it back and I know how to do it with a typical Arduino Ultrasonic Sensor or with a Piezo Electric Transducer, but sadly those are not options. any ideas on the topic are greatly appreciated! I am brand new to Arduino and would really appreciate some pointers.

Thank you in advance,

Braxton

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In my past experience with the matter I've never been able to find any detail on how to work with this type of transducer. I don't think it's an amateur endeavour.

You can buy transducers that follow NMEA standards (serial output and messages like a GPS) and that is what I see all hobbyist projects using. That type of transducer is much more expensive though starting around $200.

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I think reverse engineering is needed to see how the unit energizes and amplifies the sensor signal...